Washington, June 9 : America’s relationship with India should not be a “one-for-one transactional arrangement” but more than that, a former US envoy to New Delhi has said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here. “In the world economic situation, a strong India is good for us,” Frank Wisner told a Washington audience. “It should […]
London : Britain on Friday got its first female Sikh and first turban-wearing MPs as the General Election results began pouring in with Indian-origin Labour Party candidates winning more seats than their rival Conservatives. Labour Party candidate Preet Kaur Gill won her Birmingham Edgbaston seat by polling 24,124 votes, defeating ruling Conservative party rival Caroline […]
New Delhi, June 9 : The Supreme Court on Friday put a partial stay on the implementation of the provisions in the Income Tax (I-T) Act making Aadhaar number mandatory for allotment of PAN card and filing of income tax returns (ITR). However, the apex court upheld the validity of Section 139AA of the I-T […]
Astana (Kazakhstan), June 9 : India, along with Pakistan, was on Friday granted full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the influential Eurasian political, economic and military bloc’s summit here. Expressing his gratitude to the SCO for accepting India’s membership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the forum represented 42 per cent of the […]
Astana, June 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly pitched for coordinated efforts among SCO members to combat the menace of terrorism and enhance connectivity without impinging on sovereignty and territorial integrity. In his address at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Kazakh capital, Modi hoped India’s entry […]